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(Patent numbers, found on most Pez dispensers, can be used to approximately date the dispenser.)
 
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*'''Issued''': 1952
 
*'''Issued''': 1952
 
*'''Name''': Pocket article dispensing container
 
*'''Name''': Pocket article dispensing container
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*[https://www.google.com/patents/US2620061 '''View this patent'''] on Google Patents
  
 
==3.4==
 
==3.4==

Revision as of 08:38, 21 November 2016


Patent numbers (issued in the United States) are inscribed on most Pez dispensers. They can be a way to tell the relative age of a dispenser.


United States Patent Numbers

Overview

Patent numbers can usually be found near the bottom of the dispenser on one of the sides.

2.6

  • Full number: 2,620,061
  • Issued: 1952
  • Name: Pocket article dispensing container
  • View this patent on Google Patents

3.4

  • Full number: 3,410,455
  • Issued: 1968
  • Name: Dispensing Device for tablets

3.8

  • Full number: 3,845,882
  • Issued: 1974
  • Name: Spring cage for use in a tablet dispensing receptacle

3.9

  • Full number: 3,942,683
  • Issued: 1976
  • Name: Tablet dispensing receptacle

4.9

  • Full number: 4,966,305
  • Issued: 1990
  • Name: Tablet dispenser

5.9

  • Full number: 5,984,285
  • Issued: 1999
  • Name: Plastic spring

7.5

  • Full number: 7,523,841
  • Issued: 2009
  • Name: Tray for storing and individually dispensing tablets

Unusual Patent Numbers

Box Patent

DBP